Re: MD Intellectual immorality

From: Magnus Berg (qmgb@bull.se)
Date: Tue Oct 27 1998 - 11:56:44 GMT


Jonathan and Squad

You wrote:
> Pirsig was surely wrong in placing Intellect at a higher moral level
> than Society.

Nobody placed intellect anywhere, Pirsig found it where it always has
been. I can hardly believe you actually said that...

> ***Intellectual freedom from social responsibility is immoral. ***

...nor that.

> Pirsig was also wrong to place Social values above Biological values.
> Societies which valued flag, country and national wealth over human life
> sacrificed millions of young men in WW1 and sent children down the
> mines.

Who said young men are only biological?

> PS. Diana, my vote for next month is MORALITY

It seems we need to discuss what Pirsig means with:
Morality = Reality = Quality

But perhaps it's time for time first.

        Magnus

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